ME1036, a novel carbapenem, with enhanced activity against clinical isolates causing bacteraemic community-acquired pneumonia | Zendy

Ian Morrissey | Zendy; D. Biek | Zendy; Regina Janes | Zendy

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ME1036, a novel carbapenem, with enhanced activity against clinical isolates causing bacteraemic community-acquired pneumonia

Author(s) -

Ian Morrissey,

D. Biek,

Regina Janes

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkp163

Subject(s) - pneumonia , carbapenem , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , pathogenic organism , community acquired pneumonia , antibiotics , biology

fer of such strains from animal to meat products, e.g. during slaughtering. The characterization and comparison of plasmids in this study support the theory of epidemic spread of plasmids being the primary mechanism for dissemination of b-lactamase genes and the existence of a gene reservoir in food products, especially imported food products, that potentially can be transferred via the food chain to humans.

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